Cooling device



Dec. l, 1942. H. w. KLElsT i COOLING DEVICE IFiled May- 4, 1940 f Patented l, 1942 Herman .W. Kleist, Chicago, IIL, assignor to Dole Refrigeraiing Company, Chicago, lil., a coriration ci Illinois Anuman May 4, 194,- seruu ne. 333.351

` (ci. ez-ss) Y Claims. This-invention relates to cooling devices and has for its object to provide new and improved 1 device of this description.

Tlie invention has as a further object to provide a cooling device having a eutectic therein,.

which is cooled by external means and which een then be used for any desired suitable eenling purpose. The'invention has as a further object to provide a cooling device which consists oran enclosed container withua. eutectic therein, which is congealed by means outside of the cooling device, thereby providing a holdover effect and which can then be used wherever desired for cooling purposes.'

'I'he invention has -as a further object to provide a cooling device consisting of an enclosed container, with means for dividing the interiorthereof into a series of sections, vwith means for preventing any solids that may be precipitated in one section from passing into another section or into the bottom of the container.. The invention has as a further object to provide a device vof the kind described where the sides of the container are pressed against the dividing members by the outside atmosphere, due to withdrawing air from the container.

' into a plurality of sections. In the construction- These separating members are fastened to the The invention has further objects which are more particularly` pointed out in the accom` panying description.

Referring now to the drawing, j Fig.1 is aview of one form of container with one side removed; FiFi.- 2 is a sectional view taken online 2 2 of g. Fig. 3 is a view showing one construction for thedividing members which may be made sepa rately and placed in the container;

Fig. 4- is a view similar to Fig. 2, with the removed sidein position; and

Fig. 5 is afsectional view through the air withdrawing nipple.

Like numerals refer to the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, wherein I formed -in any desired manner. As herein shown, it is made of two sheets i and 2 which. when placed together, provide avspace 3 for the eutectic solution.; In the particular construction shown the sheet i is formed dish-shaped by providing it with the wall, t extending all around which is at an angle tol the main body of the sheet and providing a flange 5 extending entirely therearound.

like parts throughout have4 shown one form ot device embodying the inven- A tion, the container for the eutectic solution is Some meansl is provided for dividing the in v terior of the'container into sections' which are connected together, but which divide the eutectic shown there isl provided a series o'f dividing members l which are maintained in separated relationship by the separating members 1 and 8.

dividing members C in any desiredmanner, as, for example, by welding, 'and are located preferably at/ each end of the dividing members.

The dividing members and the separating members may be arranged in -the container in any desired way. I prefer. however, to connect the dividing members and the separating members together before they are placed in position,

as shown, for example,'in Fig. 3. This forms a frame as it were'pand this frame may then be inserted in the open side of the sheet i, as shown in Fig. -2. The sheet 2 is then placed imposition and its edge connected with the flange I in any desired manner, as, for example by welding, so as -to `form a hermetically sealed container. The frame construction divides thecontainer into a series of sections i, 9a, '9b. 9c, 9d, Se, 8f, etc., depending upon the size of the container. This entire frame construction is preferably not connected with either of the sheets I and 2 so that the parts are free to move more or less, due to expansion and contraction and under the pressure due to the freezing of the eutectic.-

` The dividing members are preferablyarranged so that there'are openings il, ila, IIb, llc, Ild,

Ille, etc., atopposite ends so as to permit the eutecticsolution .to freely flow from one section to another. The dividing members i are arranged so that-any solids precipitated from the eutectic in any one of the sections will remain in that section. It has been found, for example,

that in some eutectics'there is a precipitation of.

solids and if this precipitation can all accumulate in one place, as, for example, in the-bottom of the container, it will not be redissolved and this leaves substantially water at the upper end of the container and very materially affects and detracts from the action of the device. It has also been ascertained that by dividing the container into sections and maintaining-any precipitation of solids in these sections, the precipitated material will be redlssolved and a proper eutectic may thus be maintained throughout the container.

In order to maintain any precipitation of solids from the eutecticin each of the sections, the dividing members are preferably inclined so that the ends where the openings Il. ila, etc., are 1o- 2 cated arehigher than the other ends, so that asoasea any solids that are precipitated would have n`o tendency to ilow out of the openims Il, Ila, etc. In order to prevent' this there may also be provided-obstructing members Il connected with the dividing'members so as to obstruct any-e of the precipitated material from one dividing member to another. The inclining of thedividing used either-together or separately to secure the desired result.

Some means is provided for introducing .the

eutectic material into the container and for drawing air from the container. Any suitable device for this purpose may be used. In the construction shown there is a nipple I2 preferably in the wall I, which is providedwith a passageway havmembers and the obstructing members may be ing an enlarged section t3 and a narrow section i4. There is a ball valve i5 which normally closes the narrow section Il. There is a plug I6 for closing the larger section Il of the passageway. When the device is readyfor use, the eutectic solution is inserted through the passageways I3 and i4, the ball valve I5 beingremoved at this time. 'I'he container is illled only partially, leaveffect desired. The plug lsisthen placed in pesition and preferably arranged by solder or other means to form an air tight closure.,

When the device is thus assembled and it desired to use it, it is cooled from any suitable sealed container comprising opposed fiat sheets. a plurality of dividing members extending in a substantially horizontal direction across said container, separating members for separating said` dividing members and keeping them in' proper spaced relationship so as to divide the container into sections, connections at alternate ends of saiddividing members to-v connect said sections together,'an admission opening for inserting a eutectic in said container. the pressure on the interior of said container being less thanv the pressure ofthe atmosphere on the outside thereof, so that the sides of the container are tightly pressed against said dividing members.

3. A cooling device comprising a container f made up of two opposed sheets of material, with p a space between them, a plurality of dividing members in said 'space extending thereacrom in a substantially horizontal direction, separating members fon separating said dividing members and keepingl them in proper spaced relationship so as todivide said space in the container into a plurality of vsubstantially horizontally extending sections, fastening means for fastening said dividingmembers and separating members tpgether to form a unitary structure which is bodily inserted in said space and held in place by the two sheets when connected together, and connections at alternate ends of said. dividing members to connect said sections together.

4. A` cooling device comprising a container having a eutectic therein, a plurality of vdividing outside source so as to-cool the eutectic solution. .Any desired eutectic solution may be used, depending upon the result desired. In practice I 40 have used eutectic solutions that congcaled from twenty-six degrees above zero Fahrenheit to many degrees below zero Fahrenheit. After the device is cooled it is then placed-in position where it is desired to use it and will produce a cooling eect for several hours. It may be used, for example, in ice cream cabinets, trucks and con.

veyances and-any other suitable place. It is. 'very emcient in use, fo'r example, as a substitute. for dry ice. Y

I claim: 'u 1. A' cooling device comprising Aa container comprising opposed ilat sheets. a plurality of dividing members extending in a substantially hori- 5 zontal direction across said. containerf separating members for separating said dividing members f and,' holding them in proper spaced relationship 'so as te divide the container into a series bi substantially horizontally extending sections, and

2. A cooling device comprisingahermetically members extending across said container, means for maintaining said dividing members in proper spaced relationship soas to divide the container vinto sections, connections. at the .ends of saidv dividing members to connect said sections together, and means for maintaining precipitated l material fromsaid eutectic on said several dividing members, so-that such precipitated material is divided into separated portions located at diil'erent heights along the container lwhich portions will be redissolved when the eutectic melts.

5. A cooling device comprising a hermetically sealed container, an inlet for inserting, a" eutecticv therein, a plurality of dividing members extending across said container, separating members for separating said dividing members and keeping them in'proper spaced relationship soI as to .divide the container into'sections, connections'at the ends of said dividing members to connect the spaces between said sections together, means for maintaining precipitated material from said eutectic on said several dividing members, so that such precipitated material is divided 4into separated portions located at different heights along thecontainer, the pressure on the interior of the container being lesstlian the pressure of the atmosphere on the outside of 'the conconnections at alternate ends of said dividing 6g tainer so that the sides of the container are members to connect said sections together.

tightly pressed against said dividing members. w.K:L.EIsT. 

